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White is notable for the number of times she has rebuilt her career based on playing against her previous image:
* In her initial phase, lasting from the 1950s until the early 1970s, she became known to the public through her various sitcoms and her appearances on ''[[Password]]'' and other game shows hosted by her third husband, Allen Ludden. This Betty was a sweet and charming woman, the classic sitcom mother.
* Then she landed the role of Sue Ann Nivens in ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'', a parody of this sort of character to the point that the creators originally wanted to cast a "Betty White type" in the part. Sue Ann pretended to be that sort of nice person on her TV program, but offscreen she was greedy, bitchy, and man-hungry. This won her two of her [[
* ...until she was cast on ''[[The Golden Girls]]'', which became probably her most iconic role. She was originally suggested for the role of Blanche, a character more in line with Sue Ann and the character she played on ''[[Mama's Family]]'', but she ended up as Rose Nylund, [[The Ditz]] of the group.
* White's career since the end of ''The Golden Girls'' in 1992 has been playing against her image as Rose. Thus, when she shows up today, expect her to be a [[Racist Grandma]] or some other subversion of Rose's affable ditziness.
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